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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre doubles budget for city rail transport, allocates 1,777 crore
Mumbai: The Union Budget for 2025-26 earmarked Rs 1,777 crore for Mumbai Urban Transport Projects (MUTP), more than doubling the previous year's allocation of Rs 789 crore. The state govt is expected to match the Centre's contribution, taking the total funding for the year to Rs 3,554 crore. Officials said the increased allocation is expected to support the ongoing suburban railway infrastructure projects under MUTP, which aim to improve network efficiency, ease congestion, and upgrade passenger amenities. According to officials from Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), there was no shortage of funds in the last financial year (2024-25), and work on various MUTP components continued without interruption. If required, additional funds are typically provided through revised estimates in the financial year's final quarter. MRVC chairman and managing director Vilas Wadekar said the funding will help sustain momentum on several key projects. These include new railway corridors, capacity augmentation through additional lines, station redevelopment, and procurement of modern rolling stock. Under MUTP-II, which has a project cost of Rs 8,080 crore, major components include the 5th and 6th lines between CSMT and Kurla, and the 6th line between Mumbai Central and Borivli. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: 1 simple trick to get all TV channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo MUTP-III, with a project cost of Rs 10,497 crore, involves quadrupling the Virar-Dahanu corridor, developing a new suburban link between Panvel and Karjat, and procuring 47 AC 12-car rakes. MUTP-IIIA, the largest of the projects with an estimated cost of Rs 33,690 crore, includes extension of the Harbour line to Borivli.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
WR's Bandra Terminus-Borivli 6th line set for July completion
Mumbai: The Western Railway (WR) is inching closer to completing the much-delayed 30-km sixth line between Bandra Terminus and Borivli, with work on the final 3.7-km stretch between Kandivli and Borivli now expected to be completed in commissioned, the extension is expected to significantly improve the punctuality of long-distance trains by easing congestion on the existing network. At present, the sixth line—commissioned up to Goregaon in Nov 2022 and extended to Kandivli in Oct 2023 — is operational only between Bandra Terminus and Kandivli. It currently handles around 20 mail and express trains every day."The sixth line is a dedicated corridor for long-distance trains, and extending it up to Borivali will help us streamline operations and reduce delays," a senior WR official said. "We are in the final stages of completing this stretch and are working on critical components like dismantling an infringing structure and re-girdering Major Bridge 61 with a pre-stressed concrete slab."Meanwhile, the fifth line originates from Mumbai Central and ends at Borivli. However, a key 5-km section between Mahim and Khar remains incomplete due to encroachments. Western Railway commissioned the fifth line between Mumbai Central and Mahim in 1993 and between Santacruz and Borivali in 2002, but the missing link continues to hamper full-scale operations."The missing link on the fifth line has been a persistent bottleneck. Without that, we can't fully segregate suburban and long-distance trains, which is critical to our operational efficiency," the official there are four lines between Churchgate-Marine Lines and Borivli-Virar, with the fifth line running between Mumbai Central and Borivli, and the sixth between Bandra Terminus and sixth line project, a key component of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-II), has faced repeated delays and cost overruns. Initially estimated at Rs 5,300 crore, the revised cost of the project now stands at Rs 8,087 crore. The project includes three phases—Vile Parle to Kandivli (completed), Kandivli to Borivli (underway), and Mumbai Central to Khar (yet to begin).
